| Family | MONTIACEAE |
| Genus species | Claytonia arctica Adam |
| Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 5: 94 (1817) |
| Native Range | n. Siberia to Alaska |
| Primary Biome | Subarctic |
| Habitat | tundra |
| Description | basal leaves petiolate, spathulate to elliptic, 2-5cm, thin, obtuse, stem leaves sessile, elliptic or oval, inflorescence ebracteate, flowers 12-20mm across |
| Size | 1-10cm |
| Color | yellow, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | humous, moist, but in winter drier, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible cuttings in summer |
| Synonyms | Claytonia acutifolia Ledeb. Claytonia arctica var. albiflora Volkova Claytonia arctica var. chrysantha Trautv. |
| Territory | 3 Asia-Temperate 30 Siberia (KRA Krasnoyarsk, YAK Yakutskiya) 31 Russian Far East (KAM Kamchatka, MAG Magadan) 7 Northern America 70 Subarctic America (ALU Aleutian Is., ASK Alaska) |